ClusterPower begins construction of Romania's largest datacenter, expanding European infrastructure.

ClusterPower commenced construction in July at the largest data center in Romania and the first hyperscale data center in the region, located in Mischii, Dolj County. The first phase of the project involves building the utility infrastructure for the IT equipment, including casting the foundation, construction of the power plant, and the first unit of the project. The data center will serve as the strongest communication hub in the region, with direct optical fibre connections to Frankfurt and Amsterdam and connectivity reaching 750 data centers worldwide. Approximately 40 people are working on site, with the construction of the first module expected to be completed in December 2021.

"We are pleased to announce the start of construction works for this project, which will enable us to offer our customers and partners an infrastructure with wide applicability that will contribute to the acceleration of the economy's digitalization process and will increase competitiveness in research, education, and industry," says Cosmin Georgescu, founder and CEO of ClusterPower. He noted that some of the most prestigious and experienced engineers and equipment suppliers in the world are working alongside the company, and that teams involved in the project come from Romania, the USA, Germany, UK, Austria, the Czech Republic, and their related global support centers. Georgescu emphasized that "after finalizing the first phases of construction, ClusterPower will become the largest provider of Cloud and Compute in Eastern Europe."

General Security, based in Cluj-Napoca, serves as the general contractor for the construction works, while Bit Invest, from Târgoviște, acts as the general contractor for IT equipment and utility infrastructure. ClusterPower has secured partnerships with major global vendors including NVidia, HP, NetApp, Cisco Systems, F5, Palo Alto Networks, Exagrid, Schneider, Vertiv, and York for cloud infrastructure. The gas-fired power plant equipment will be provided by Rolls Royce – MTU, General Electric, and Hitachi ABB.

With a footprint of 25,000 square meters, the Cluster Power technology park will host a one-stop-shop Artificial Intelligence infrastructure center developed in partnership with Nvidia. The high-performance computing infrastructure available on site will support the development of state-of-the-art digital solutions with high added value. Operational safety will be achieved based on Tier III security standards in partnership with the Uptime Institute, and the facility will operate with a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.1, placing it among the most efficient data centers in the world.